The Carpenter Family of England and Its American Influence
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The Carpenter Family of England and its American Influence by D. A. Sharpe Aurora, Wise County, Texas March 25, 2006 Updated Postings on the Internet at: http://www.dasharpe.com/geneology/Carpenter_Family.pdf Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 Register Report of William O. Carpenter.............................................................................................................. 5 Descendant Tree of William O. Carpenter ........................................................................................................ 183 What is a third cousin, once removed?.............................................................................................................. 247 Kinship Report of William O. Carpenter .......................................................................................................... 249 Birth and Death Dates ....................................................................................................................................... 255 Calendar ............................................................................................................................................................ 266 Index.................................................................................................................................................................. 293 1 2 Carpenter Family The Carpenter family was one of substance in the English culture. Our earliest notations about them in this book begin near the times that the English people were beginning to explore and settle in the New World. A result of the family's influence is shown in its American heritage as colonization and settlement began. Alice Carpenter would be a highlight in the family, having come to the Plymouth Colony after being widowed from Edward Southworth. He coming there was at the invitation of Gov. William Bradford, leader of the colony, who was a widow himself. The two married and it is from them that my lineage comes. They are my eighth grandparents. My information on the Carpenters is limited and truthfully, much of this book is information about several family lines which descended from that Plymouth union: Steele, Kellogg and Sharp(e). Dwight Albert Sharpe 805 Derting Road East Aurora, TX 76078-3712 [email protected] [email protected] Personal Web site: www.dasharpe.com Genealogical & Other Societies: Sons of the Republic of Texas Member # 7,961 Member of the Fort Worth, Ephraim M. Daggett Chapter #36 Sons of the American Revolution Member # 131,981 Texas Society of the Sons of the Amer. Rev. # 6,157 Member of the Dallas #2 Chapter 3 Carpenter Family Dallas Genealogical Society Life Member # 2,245 Admiral in the Texas Navy by Texas Governor's Appointment Member of the Chester W. Nimitz Squadron of the Texas Navy Wise County Historical Society (Texas) Noxubee County Historical Society (Mississippi) Boggess Family Association Sharp Families of America Chapman Family Association, Member # 199 Woodrow Wilson High School, Dallas, TX 1957 Austin College, Sherman, TX 1957-59 University of Texas, BBA 1962 Texas Ex-Students Association Life Member # 742 The Texas State Society of Washington, D.C. Si Hoc Legere Scis Nimium Gruditionis Habes 4 Carpenter Family Descendants of William O. Carpenter Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM O.1 CARPENTER1 was born Abt. 1540 in Delwyne, England1, and died 1590 in England1. He married ABIGAIL1 Bef. 1558 in Delwyne, England1. She was born 15321, and died 15901. More About WILLIAM CARPENTER and ABIGAIL: Marriage: Bef. 1558, Delwyne, England1 Children of WILLIAM CARPENTER and ABIGAIL are: i. JAMES2 CARPENTER1, b. Bef. 1558, England1; d. England. Notes for JAMES CARPENTER: James was the eldest son and first born child into this marriage. He inherited his father's estate and remained in England all of his life. Sourece: www.sail1620.org/discover_biography_the_carpenter_sisters_of_leiden.shtml 2. ii. ALEXANDER CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1560, Wrington, Somersetshire, England; d. 1612. 3. iii. RICHARD CARPENTER, b. 1575, Amesbury, England; d. 1625, England. 4. iv. WILLIAM CARPENTER, b. 1576, England; d. Aft. 1640. Generation No. 2 2. ALEXANDER2 CARPENTER (WILLIAM O.1)2 was born Abt. 1560 in Wrington, Somersetshire, England3, and died 16123. He married PRISCILLA DILLEN3 Bef. 15833. Notes for ALEXANDER CARPENTER: Alexander Carpenter was from Wrington, Somersetshire, England. Here is a picture of Alexander's family through the channel of his daughters. The Carpenter sisters were the daughters of Alexander Carpenter. Alexander and his family were members of John Robinson's congregation who moved to Leiden. Three of Alexander's daughters married in Leiden. One of these married daughters died without children but the remaining four immigrated to Plymouth after 1620 and occupied important positions in the civic life in Plymouth. Juliana married George Morton, in Leiden in July 1612. Juliana and George and their children arrived in Plymouth in 1623 probably aboard the Anne. Morton was one of the 5 Carpenter Family authors Mourt's Relation the first account of life in Plymouth written to entice Englishmen to settle in Plymouth. George Morton died in 1624 and Juliana married Manasseh Kempton but had no children by him. In the 1627 cattle division, Juliana, Manasseh, and her children by Morton (Nathaniel, John, Ephraim and Patience) were listed in Bradford's company. Juliana's oldest son Nathaniel was born in Leiden in 1613. In 1647 Nathaniel became clerk of the Plymouth court, a position he held until his death in 1685. Throughout his life, Nathaniel held strong opinions that influenced civic life in Plymouth. Juliana died in 1664/5 and Nathaniel died in 1685. After the death of her father Alexander, Mary Carpenter cared of her mother in Leiden. After she died, William and Alice (Carpenter) Bradford wrote to Mary in 1645 asking her to come to Plymouth to live with them. Mary immigrated to Plymouth but never married. Alice Carpenter married Edward Southworth in Leiden in 1613. Edward died before 1620. After the death of his wife in 1620, William Bradford wrote to Alice inviting her to come to Plymouth. She arrived on the Anne in June 1623 and married Bradford in August 1623. Alice's two sons by Southworth, Constant (b 1614/6) and Thomas (b 1616/20), moved to Plymouth in ca 1628 to live in Bradford's home. Three sons were born to Alice and William Bradford: William, Mercy and Joseph. William later served as assistant to his father. Agnes married the widower Dr. Samuel Fuller in Leiden in April 1613. They had no children. She died sometime before 1617 and Samuel Fuller married Bridget Lee in Leiden in 1617. Bridget arrived in America in 1623 aboard the Anne. Fuller was a signer of the Mayflower Compact and served the colony as surgeon, physician and church deacon. Bridget was the colony's midwife and thought to be a deaconess as well. Fuller died in Plymouth before the cattle division in 1627. Priscilla arrived in Plymouth after the cattle division of 1627. She married William Wright in Plymouth after 1627 but before 1633. William arrived in Plymouth on the Fortune in 1621 and assumed leading roles in Plymouth affairs but unfortunately died in 1633. Priscilla married John Cooper in 1634. John Cooper's sisters, Ann and Lydia Cooper, married Ephraim and Nathaniel Morton. John and Priscilla moved to Scituate where he was constable in 1639. They later moved to Barnstable where he was a deputy in 1642. John's will is dated in 1676. Marriage Notes for ALEXANDER CARPENTER and PRISCILLA DILLEN: The children from this marriage had a decidedly positive effect on the success of Plymouth Colony, that famous New World settlement that was established with the 1620 arrival of the Mayflower. "The five sisters of Alexander and Priscilla were members of John Robin's congregation in Leiden who (or their children) became important members of Plymouth during its formative years. After 1620, four of them traveled to Plymouth where three married former Leiden men. A great deal has been written about the prominent men in Plmouth, but far less has been written about their wives. The women raised the children, maintained hearth and home, and 6 Carpenter Family sustained family life under the harsh physical conditions of the early years. The presence of families in Plymouth was one of the reasons the colony was more successful than other English settlements containing only men." Source: Internet URL www.sail1620.org/discover_biography_the_carpenter_sisters_of_leiden.shtml More About ALEXANDER CARPENTER and PRISCILLA DILLEN: Marriage: Bef. 15833 Children of ALEXANDER CARPENTER and PRISCILLA DILLEN are: 5. i. JULIANA3 CARPENTER, b. 1583, Wrington, Somersetshire, England; d. Feb 19, 1664/65. ii. AGNES CARPENTER3, b. 1585, Wrington, Somersetshire, England3; d. 1615, Leyden, Holland3; m. DR. SAMUEL FULLER3, Apr 1613, Leiden, Holland; d. , Before 16273. Notes for AGNES CARPENTER: She arrived in 1623 on the Anne, after her husband's 1620 arrival on the Mayflower. More About AGNES CARPENTER: Died Childless: There were no children from this marriage3 Notes for DR. SAMUEL FULLER: Dr. Fuller had a first wife, but we do not have a name for her, and we know of no children that gave issue in that first marriage. Source: www.sail1620.org/discover_biography_the_carpenter_sisters_of_leiden.shtml More About DR. SAMUEL FULLER: Immigration: 1620, Mayflower arrival at Plymouth Colony3